Heather Frost aka 'Dole Queen' and family goes into hiding

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Again, more myths. It has not cost the council four hundred thousand pounds to build this house. The house is worth four hundred thousand pounds, a completely different concept. The net build cost of this property is far less than the finished product will be worth.

So what? Are you suggesting that everything's perfectly fine because they might only be spending 300,000 on her? The plot alone cost them over 200k.

Probably because it will be very rare. How many women really want all those kids? Very few I would imagine, even if a lot of money's involved. So, why should we punish the majority of benefit claimants who only have a couple of children to get at the very few who have more?

This issue gets clouded when an individual is highlighted. Granted, it is not the case for most, but it's the fact that it is happening at all.

The idea of welfare state benefits was as a safety-net for people if and when they needed it. It was never intended to be a way of life or "entitlement". And what pisses people off is that in all too many cases, it's better for somebody to be on benefits than in work.

This issue gets clouded when an individual is highlighted. Granted, it is not the case for most, but it's the fact that it is happening at all.

The idea of welfare state benefits was as a safety-net for people if and when they needed it. It was never intended to be a way of life or "entitlement". And what pisses people off is that in all too many cases, it's better for somebody to be on benefits than in work.

So it turns out the Housing Association bought the land and are building it and she's got to pay rent via housing benefit this has happened to many HB claimaints, but the tabloids have made out that she's having it for nothing by just demanding for it.

So it turns out the Housing Association bought the land and are building it and she's got to pay rent via housing benefit this has happened to many HB claimaints, but the tabloids have made out that she's having it for nothing by just demanding for it.

But she is having it for nothing as all her rent is paid for via housing benefit?

Because the locals know where the house is and they are not happy as she has said.

She's right. By and large we (yes, I'm one of those locals) aren't happy. Why would/should we be? But at the same time I've heard nothing to suggest the need to go into hiding - that's stretching things.

So it turns out the Housing Association bought the land and are building it and she's got to pay rent via housing benefit this has happened to many HB claimaints, but the tabloids have made out that she's having it for nothing by just demanding for it.

I've no idea who or what triggered the initial decision but that aside can you please explain the difference between 'paying rent via housing benefit' and 'having it for nothing'

I've no idea who or what triggered the initial decision but that aside can you please explain the difference between 'paying rent via housing benefit' and 'having it for nothing'

She doesn't work so that amounts to the same thing doesn't it?

Don't worry its the same money that goes on pensions and tax credits for the elderly or self employed, the taxpayer didn't buy the house, the land was sold off to a Housing Association by the council which means the houses are not being built on the taxpayer, which is what the tabloids and idiots on Daybreak would have you believe, this story is one of very few, she has obviously been picked by the tabloids to generate anger towards people on the dole.

Don't worry its the same money that goes on pensions and tax credits for the elderly or self employed, the taxpayer didn't buy the house, the land was sold off to a Housing Association by the council which means the houses are not being built on the taxpayer, which is what the tabloids and idiots on Daybreak would have you believe, this story is one of very few, she has obviously been picked by the tabloids to generate anger towards people on the dole.

Don't worry its the same money that goes on pensions and tax credits for the elderly or self employed, the taxpayer didn't buy the house, the land was sold off to a Housing Association by the council which means the houses are not being built on the taxpayer, which is what the tabloids and idiots on Daybreak would have you believe, this story is one of very few, she has obviously been picked by the tabloids to generate anger towards people on the dole.

"Britain only permits two types of outrage today: dog-whistle disgust for the extremely poor and spanielish devotion to the aristocracy.

“Dole Queen Owns Horse!” screeched the front page of yesterday's Sun. This masterpiece of balanced headlining ran alongside a full-length picture of a distressed-looking pregnant woman who is due to be relocated into an extravagant new home at the government’s expense. The thirty-one year old, who has never held a full-time job, will shortly be moving into a twenty-bedroom palace with a fleet of staff, ALL funded by the taxpayer at a cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds per year. Kensington Palace, to be precise. The state is to fund the redecoration of every room to suit the unemployed mother-to-be and her husband, who is also out of work after a brief stint in the army.

There are two types of outrage permitted on of this bitter little island right now: dog-whistle disgust for the extremely poor and spanielish devotion to the aristocracy. If we're going to talk about large, dysfunctional families gaming the system and spoiling democracy for hard-working, law-abiding, ordinary citizens, the discussion should start and finish with the House of Windsor. The royals and their retinue cause more damage to the British psyche than any luckless single-parent family scapegoated by the tabloids, and it's a cost that goes way beyond the financial implications of the Civil List. Yesterday’s headlines, like tomorrow’s and next week’s, tell the people of Britain in terms as stark and brutal as an eviction notice: ask for nothing, doff your cap, and know your place."

Don't worry its the same money that goes on pensions and tax credits for the elderly or self employed, the taxpayer didn't buy the house, the land was sold off to a Housing Association by the council which means the houses are not being built on the taxpayer, which is what the tabloids and idiots on Daybreak would have you believe, this story is one of very few, she has obviously been picked by the tabloids to generate anger towards people on the dole.

Dream on. She's been picked on because of her "cavalier attitude" and lack of respect, not for being on the dole. Anyone can spend time on the dole, she's spent the best part of a decade up the duff!!
She only stopped having kids because of a cervical cancer scare and has been quoted as saying that if the house being built (comprising an eco friendly design, 355 sq ft kitchen, seperate diner and three bathrooms) doesn't meet her expectations she'll insist on being given a bigger one!!
With comments like that she's her own worst enemy.

At the end of the day her past 5 year housing 'nightmare' was caused by her somewhat compacent shagging habits....

Dream on. She's been picked on because of her "cavalier attitude" and lack of respect, not for being on the dole. Anyone can spend time on the dole, she's spent the best part of a decade up the duff!!
She only stopped having kids because of a cervical cancer scare and has been quoted as saying that if the house being built (comprising an eco friendly design, 355 sq ft kitchen, seperate diner and three bathrooms) doesn't meet her expectations she'll insist on being given a bigger one!!
With comments like that she's her own worst enemy.

At the end of the day her past 5 year housing 'nightmare' was caused by her somewhat compacent shagging habits....

....and nothing else.

A "cavalier attitude" as described by The Sun. All on the back of a made up story two weeks earlier. On the balance of probabilities, I know who I would prefer to believe.